Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz back Trump's baseless claims of rigged election

 https://www.axios.com/ted-cruz-lindsey-graham-trump-election-1ff23822-6878-4d5c-98ef-aa07d7d492ad.html

 Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) supported a number of President Trump's unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud and election corruption on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night.

Why it matters: A number of Republicans, including top Trump adviser Chris Christie, have rebuked the president for failing to provide evidence for his claims that Democrats are "stealing" the election. Graham and Cruz, two of the most prominent Republicans in the Senate, are sticking by Trump.

Fact check: Both Cruz and Graham claimed that partisan election observers in Philadelphia were being denied access to observe the counting of ballots there, though that was not the Trump campaign's original complaint.

Twitter bans ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon

 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/290665

 Former Trump senior strategist Steve Bannon has been permanently barred from Twitter, after he called on President Donald Trump to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

In a video posted to multiple social media outlets, Bannon declared that Trump had won this week’s presidential election, and called on the president to fire both Fauci and Wray, joking that the two should be beheaded.

"I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program or you are gone."

President Trump Is Struggling to Face the Possibility That He Lost

 https://time.com/5908081/trump-losing-election-false-claims/

 Election night was not the party Trump had wanted, and he’s been complaining bitterly about it ever since—and trying to undermine faith in legitimate election results along the way. As the first returns came in, high-top tables had been arranged in the East Room along with dozens of neatly arranged chairs and a podium set up for a triumphant speech in front of a field of American flags. When Trump finally came out shortly after 2 a.m. on Nov. 4 he didn’t have a victory speech loaded into the TelePrompter, but he gave one anyway.

Trump erupts with baseless claims of fraud as Biden closes in on US presidency

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-erupts-with-baseless-claims-of-fraud-as-biden-closes-in-on-us-presidency/

 President attacks democratic process with unfounded allegations of ‘illegal votes’ as his lead dwindles in battleground states that will decide next White House occupant

Trump's voter-fraud remarks draw criticism from some Republicans

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-voter-fraud-remarks-draw-criticism-from-some-republicans

 President Trump faced some pushback from his own party Thursday after warning about illegal voting and an attempt to "steal" the presidential election.

Trump delivers the most dishonest speech of his presidency as Biden closes in on victory

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/05/politics/fact-check-trump-speech-thursday-election-rigged-stolen/index.html

 President Donald Trump delivered the most dishonest speech of his presidency on Thursday evening.

I've watched or read the transcript of every Trump speech since late 2016. I've cataloged thousands and thousands of his false claims.

I have never seen him lie more thoroughly and more egregiously than he did on Thursday evening at the White House.

On the verge of what appeared to be a likely defeat by former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump emerged in the press briefing room and took a blowtorch to the presidential tradition of defending the legitimacy of the democratic process.

Joe: It's Time For Us To Take A Deep Breath And Move Forward | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Trump will be president if election result goes to court, says lawyer Dershowitz

 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-11-05/Trump-will-win-a-U-S-election-court-battle-says-lawyer-Dershowitz-V9GWxNkWeA/index.html

"Well, I think it's more likely that Biden will win the votes, the electoral votes necessary, but if it goes to the court, Trump has to be a favorite in the courts because he appointed so many of the judges at all three levels of our system," said Dershowitz.

Trump made an unsubstantiated claim on Monday night of fraud in the election process. He wanted the Supreme Court to halt voting even though the high court does not hear direct challenges and reviews cases that have moved up from the lower courts.

Trump vs. Biden – the saddest, most outrageous moment of the president's 2020 campaign

 https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-biden-2020-campaign-judith-miller

 Trump declined the opportunity to toot his own political horn. Rather, he falsely declared an election victory that he had not yet achieved and vowed to petition the Supreme Court to demand a halt to the counting of ballots — ostensibly to prevent “fraud” in late-counted mail-in ballots. This was the latest twist of an evidence-free narrative that the president has echoed in tweets for weeks.

 There have been many “sad” moments in the campaign, but none more pathetic and outrageous than the president’s effort to delegitimize some of the more than 150 million votes cast by 67% of eligible voters.

 There is an obvious contradiction between the president’s fraudulent claim of victory and his demand to throw out ballots that might award the victory he claims to Biden. Despite his bravado and exaggerated assertions of triumph in state races that state officials have yet to declare, Trump’s appearance smacked of desperation and of fear that he might actually lose to Biden.

Trump allies Rick Santorum and Chris Christie lead Republicans criticizing the president for falsely declaring victory while other conservatives call him 'deeply irresponsible'

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8912629/Rick-Santorum-Chris-Christie-lead-Republicans-criticizing-president-falsely-declaring-win.html

 Several high-profile supporters of Donald Trump including Chris Christie and Rick Santorum condemned the president early on Wednesday morning after he falsely declared victory before all of the votes in key battleground states have been counted.

Chris Christie slams Trump for declaring 2020 presidential election victory

 https://nypost.com/2020/11/04/chris-christie-slams-trump-for-declaring-2020-election-win/

 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, an ally of President Trump, blasted the commander-in-chief’s comments about claiming victory and threatening to ask the Supreme Court to halt more vote-counting.

Christie said there is no evidence to back Trump’s claim that Democrats are trying to fraudulently steal the election away from him.

“I talk tonight not as a former governor, but as a former US attorney. There’s just no basis to make that argument tonight. There just isn’t,” Christie told ABC News.

'False,' 'Losing': Anchor Shreds Trump's Claims On 2020 Election Night | The Beat With Ari Melber

Chris Wallace SLAMS Trump on air for his demand to stop counting votes

As Biden Nears Victory, Trump Tries to Steal the Election: A Closer Look